You are wandering around a luxurious house. It has been declared a crime scene. You are busy looking for evidence in the kitchen. Your ears are pricked by the sound of pattering paws. It's going to make your job harder. You decide to look for the source of the sound. It doesn't take long for you to find the dog that is at fault. The dog is a beautiful German Shepherd.

"Sit Rex," a man gives an order to the dog and it obediently sits.

"Detective Richard Moser," he flashes his badge for you. You nod.

"Nika Heinrich. What can I do for you, detective?" You ask because you can never be sure as to what information they need to know. You hope that he won't ask for much because you don't know much.

"I was hoping you could give me an insight into the cause of death," Richard replies. You wish the ME was here. At least you could guess.

"Well from what I could tell it looks like the victim overdosed but the ME will have to tell you," You respond.

"Do you mind if Rex takes a look?" Richard asks. You look at the dog. Rex gives you a cute look. What harm could he do? Plus you know the difference between human hair and dog hair.

"Go for it," You respond. Richard lets out a piercing whistle. Rex gets to work. You are lucky you have help. Thirty seconds later Rex lets out a loud bark. Both you and Richard decide to check on Rex. you are impressed. He has found a clue. You bend down and as you bend down you put a glove on. You pick up the needle to examine it.

"Good boy," You use your ungloved hand to reward Rex. You then place the needle in a bag. Ten minutes later you have finished at the crime scene. You are packing up some of your equipment. You are thinking of where you should start. Two hours later you have finished the work you needed to do. For some reason, you have decided to hand-deliver your report. Three minutes later you have made it to the main workspace.

"What are you doing here Nika? Aren't you supposed to be in the lab?" Richard asks. You are glad he has.

"Well, I think I have a lead on the killer. I found prints on the needle that rex found," You respond. Rex's ears prick up. You notice.

"Thank you, Rex,"

"Anything else?" Richard enquiries.

"I was thinking maybe...You and I...could get a...drink together some time," you regret bringing it up. Social skills have not been at the top of your list for a while.

"How about after our shift ends?" He suggests

"And Stocki you owe me," he holds out his hand. You giggle because they have bet on whether you'd deliver the report personally or not. You are not surprised. Stockinger hands the money over.

"Let me know when you become available," You flash him a nice smile. Rex whines again. He then proceeds to tug on Richard's sleeve.

"What is it, Rex?" You catch his final remark as you leave. Ten minutes later you are in the lab and you are double checking the needle. The fingerprints don't match the victim. You decide to make sure the fingerprints are not in the criminal database. They are not. Two hours later you are waiting for Richard and Rex. He arrives. Ten minutes later you have made it to a restaurant. They have seated you outside because of Rex.

"Did you find anything from the prints?" Richard asks. You can tell he wants to get the work side over and done with. You can feel for him.

"Yes they didn't belong to the victim but let's not talk about work," You respond. You know the subject change will work. You notice something but you decide to ignore it.

"So how did you get into forensics?" Richard asks. Looks like small talk isn't his thing either. You realise the thing you saw was a glint from a scope.

"Well..." You realise the glint is from a gun. You instinctively dive into Richard. A bang rips through the air. You are not quick enough because the bullet hits Richard's shoulder.

"Richard are you alright?" You ask because you don't know how bad his injuries will be. You quickly shuffle off of him. He groans as you help him up.

"I should be," He responds. Rex has disappeared. You can tell Richard is now worried.

"Nika can you look for Rex?" You duck away. A minute later you have found Rex who is trying to carry a military rifle.

"I know I'm not Richard but I need you to drop what you are holding," You command. Surprisingly he does as he is asked. You take it from him carefully. Another minute later you have made it back to the ambulance. Rex is bouncing at your side. He is trying to play with you. He stops when he sees Richard. He joins him.

"Sorry Rex but you have to stay with Nika," Rex whines as he joins you. You understand the issues that Rex is having but there is nothing you can do about it. It is the day after the shooting. You are examining the rifle. You get lucky because it has a military serial number. You pick up the phone and make a call. A minute and a half later you are done. Rex whines.

"I know you want to see Richard but there is nothing I can do yet," You say as you pat him on the head. You make a phone call with your free hand.

"This is Nika Heinrich. I'm working on a case that may involve one of your men," You are glad that someone answered.

"If you are talking about Ray Burkhard, he has gone AWOL," The person informs you. He hangs up. You get up and grab your coat. You whistle for Rex to follow you. Fifteen minutes later you have made it to Richard's hospital room.

"Hello Richard," You greet him.

"Better now that Stocki has left," He responds as you shuffle to the side to let Rex in. It's a good thing the doctors didn't object when they saw Rex with you. Rex jumps up. Richard lets out a pained groan then Rex proceeds to lick him in the face as if he was saying sorry. You gently pull the dog away so that he doesn't hurt him any further.

"We have a suspect," You are happy to announce some good news.

"I found a military serial number and found that it was assigned to a private Ray Burkhard. I did some digging and it turns out he went AWOL soon after his brother was sent to prison," At least you were able to trace the military serial. You can tell he is sorry for bringing you into the mess that is revenge.

"Thank you for saving my life," He remarks as he starts petting Rex with his good arm.

"No worries we have a suspect thanks to Rex," It was a good thing that he snuck off when he did.